Saturday, July 26, 2008

Week In Review

Much to my hubby's dismay--and despite my crabbiness!!--we had a rather horse-filled, action-packed, and all around "busy" week. The kids went swimming with friends; we gave Avalon her first experience around horses; Katie had her first lesson; we tidied up the fence and bought a new charger/hot box to zap the horses; and finally, Amber and I got to go for a nice, long ride! Perfect end to a not-so-great week!

This photo is another before and after shot. One minute we have Eric and Sienna, taking a moment to bond with a pose... ...and the next minute we have Bo, with Eric's swim trucks lying at his feet. Hmmmm...what do you supposed happened to Eric, Bo? Notice the innocence that is oozing from Bo's big, brown, eyes :)

"I didn't see nuthin'! I swear it on my hay!"Anyway, we found Eric. He was in the tack room of the trailer, changing from his swim trunks to his Wranglers, when Bo reached in and grabbed them. Uhh huh...Bo is always looking for his next meal. You better watch out, Eric!

Avalon--a sorta cousin!--is visiting from California, and had never been near a horse. We had to amend that didn't we??? She was very patient about waiting for me to have an opportunity to take her up to Amber's, and I think that she had a great time when I finally did. She took to the cart easily enough, and also rode Bo, who pulled all of his "I am a smart, old, horse, and can tell that you know nothing," tricks on her. Way to go Avalon!

Miss Katie had her first lesson on a darling pony named Elmer. She is going to learn English riding first, and then she can do whatever she wants...I am hoping jumping or dressage :) See here I go...another parent living through my kid...just joking (lol)!!! I call this one " How many kids does it take to halter a pony?" Both of my kids have a difficult time with Sienna's halter. I think that it is because it is soooo small. See Amber's dog Duke? He has demonic, yellow eyes. Duke is what happened when a neighbors Catahoula Hound got in with my friends Australian Shepherd. He is a good boy...most of the time!As you can see, at Amber's house, we lock Eric in the paddock with Sienna. Haha...not really!!

Eric and I were on fence duty, and had to walk around the perimeter to remove anything that was touching the hot wire. Sienna just wanted to tag along. She was hoping that Eric would discover something to eat in all of those flowers.There's Miss Smiley Face again! Yes, even when she is picking up manure, she smiles. Waska is also helpful around the farm. He was out eating grass, when he realized that someone should supervise Amber and Eric, while they were picking up manure.

"Oh look, you missed a piece,"he said. Amber and Eric just walked away. Sorry Waska, people don't always listen to me either! At the end of all of our hard work, we decided to saddle up the ponies and let the kids ride for a while, then it was our turn :)Katie, being very in tune with Bo--not really, it just sounds good!!--offered him what water was left in my cup, and Bo, being an old show horse, knew exactly what to do!

"Why thank you, Katie! I was so very thirsty."Hope you all have a great Saturday! I will post again soon...is that a threat or a promise??

13 comments:

Great pictures and Comments!! I love your little horses!! I have been gone forever it seems! I have alot of catching up to do!!When you get a chance come on over, I have something for you... oh a mystery!!! Have a great weekend!!

Oh my gosh, I had to do a double take with the before and after pictures. At first I thought you were saying Sienna and Bo were the same horse! I didn't know if it was my eyes or you have some crazy method of body clipping and shampooing! Sounds like it was a blast though, loved the pictures!

Hey! Thanks for the reminder, and THANKS for tagging me :-) I have not had enough blogging time this week, so I will get on that. You are right, it is really fun to learn about each other and it's cool that there's a community of people who read each other's blogs!

What a great blog you write! Loved the pic of Smiley Face! And also the ones with Katie giving Bo the cup of water!!! I think children who are brought up with animals turn out to be better adults!!! I love a blog that features animals!

Those swim trunks made me laugh! Good thing he had his Wranglers to put on!

Sounds like you lead an exciting and busy life, to say the least!

Drop by my blog as the other day I passed on a couple of awards to all my regular readers. You AND your blog are so deserving!!! Please feel free to pick up these awards.

Did you figure it out? How to get your award?? If you didn't here's how I do it... I right click on the picture, (you can use the one on my page)Then I save it in a file on my computer. I copy and paste the rules where I want it on my post. I "add a photo" and add the picture of the award I have saved. I don't know if that is how everyone else does it? But it works for me! Let me know if it works for you!

Hi there! :D You posted a comment on my blog, so I thought I'd come and check out yours as well. I'm loving it! :D I notice you post a lot of photos of horses..my daughter would absolutely LOVE to learn to ride one day. Maybe..we'll see. ;D Anyway..just wanted to say hello! :D

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Formerly known as the busy mom behind Horses, Kids, and Homework, I felt the need to reinvent my blog, as I am no longer a displaced student. I am now an actual bonafide social worker with a real job in the real world. I am still a wife, mother, and lover of all things equine, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. I hope that you will continue to follow me as I stumble through this thing called life.